TECNOCRAFT E9X ///M3 ENVY™ Intake System – Install Instructions All Tecnocraft products are designed, produced, and 100% Made in USA
Tools and hardware required: The ENVY™ Intake System is a direct bolt-on product for the E9X ///M3s and uses existing factory hardware for easy installation. Super 3M Electrical Tape is supplied and used as a lubricating dust shield for ChargePipe installation (see below).
NOTE: The ENVY™ Intake System was built to very close product installation tolerances. Patience and care should be taken while performing any engine-bay specific installation and this TECNOCRAFT product is not an exception. Please contact your authorized TECNOCRAFT dealer for any questions.
STEP 1. Use a Torx T-25 bit to remove a total of eight (8) T25 screws located on the perimeter of the E9X M3 OEM Intake Airbox Cover. Use these screws for reinstallation of the TECNOCRAFT ENVY™ Enlarged Intake Cover (BMW-NVEC-C/K) later.
STEP 2. Use a flathead screwdriver or a pin-puller to carefully pry the two (2x – one on each side) pushpins holding down the E9X M3 OEM Kidney Grille Intake. Once sufficiently loosened, use a flathead to remove the assemblies complete. Carefully keep these pushpin assemblies together as they will be used later for installation of the TECNOCRAFT ENVY™ Ram Air Scoop.
STEP 3. Use a Torx T-20 bit to remove the two (2x – one on each side) Torx screws supporting the E9X M3 OEM Kidney Grille Intake onto the E9X M3 OEM Scoop-toairbox plastic section. Carefully keep these Torx screws as they will be used later for installation of the TECNOCRAFT ENVY™ Ram Air Scoop and Transition Pipe.
STEP 4. Lift up and completely remove the E9X M3 OEM Kidney Grille Intake. Pull and completely lift out the E9X M3 OEM Scoop-to-airbox plastic section (towards the rear, as seen below). Completing this step enables removal of the E9X M3 OEM Intake Box Cover as well.
STEP 5. Use a flathead screwdriver to carefully loosen the E9X M3 OEM Rubber Accordion Intake Pipe’s hose clamps (2) for removal. These hose clamps will be used later for installation of the TECNOCRAFT ENVY™ ChargePipe.
STEP 6. Squeeze the clamp, pull, and release the auxiliary hose and connector from the side of the OEM rubber intake accordion section. Safely tuck it away for reinstallation onto to the ENVY™ ChargePipe.
STEP 7. Safely dislodge and remove the E9X M3 OEM Rubber Accordion Intake Pipe in an upward motion, noting carefully how this assembly fits and sits properly together in combination with the OEM Factory Airfilter inside the airbox assembly. NOTE: The airfilter is fitted into this system by a springloaded release knob inside the airbox (right side).
BMC air filter (optional depending on package) compared with OEM filter.
STEP 8. Pull and remove the OEM plastic adapter midsection fitted on the airbox-end of the E9X M3 OEM Rubber Accordion Intake Pipe for reinstallation onto the ENVY™ ChargePipe. Also remove the aluminum hoseclamps from the E9X M3 OEM Rubber Accordion Intake Pipe for reinstallation onto the ENVY™ ChargePipe.
Note: The supplied Super 3M Electrical Tape is supplied and used as a lubricating dust shield for ChargePipe installation. Electrical tape will need to be wrapped around the lip section between 3-4 revolutions, layered enough to make a lubricating seal between the ENVY™ ChargePipe carbon fiber and the OEM plastic adapter midsection.
STEP 9. Super 3M electrical tape will ALSO need to be wrapped around the lip section between 3-4 revolutions on the OEM intake manifold side layered enough to make a lubricating dust seal between the ENVY™ ChargePipe and the intake manifold connection. This also ensures that the dry carbon fiber ChargePipe does not rub on the OEM intake manifold connection and stays within a “moving” tolerance when vehicle is in use. Trim as necessary as fitment of the ChargePipe should be “snug” but not forced.
STEP 10. Reinstallation of the ENVY™ ChargePipe and BMC airfilter occurs simultaneously and may require help of another person to be fitted properly. The figure shown below is one of the main ways to reinstall the ChargePipe and BMC filter correctly into the vehicle. NOTE: Using the springloaded knob inside the airbox helps to fit the filter with the ChargePipe assembly as well (at a slight angle).
NOTE: The fitment to the tabs in which the ChargePipe assembly rests on (OEM plastic adapter midsection) is crucial to correct installation. Take care in securing the ChargePipe assembly in this area.
STEP 11. Secure and tighten the hose clamps on the ChargePipe at the positions below. When the system is warmed up, tighten these clamps another ½ turn or so after a break-in of the ENVY™ system. Secure the auxiliary hose by gently snapping the connection into place.
STEP 12. The transition pipe reinstalls very similarly to how the E9X M3 OEM Scoopto-airbox transition section is factory situated. Perform ENVY™ Transition Pipe reinstallation and fitment in reverse of STEP 4. Please keep in mind, the ENVY™ Transition Pipe and the ChargePipe come in close contact with each other in this area and are meant to maximize the available room in this section of the engine bay.
NOTE: The airbox ‘mouth’ side of the ENVY™ Transition Pipe slips over the lip section of the factory airbox assembly in this area, butting up against this section to fit properly with the ENVY™ Ram Air Scoop screw holes and scoop sections.
NOTE: When installed correctly, the ENVY™ Transition pipe will naturally hold in place with a few millimeter of its scoop section protruding through the scoop inlets of the horizontal aluminum support brace between the ENVY™ Ram Air and Transition Pipe. This ensures that screw holes will line up between both pieces and that the Transition Pipe is situated correctly in the engine bay.
STEP 13. Installation of the ENVY™ Enlarged Intake Cover is mostly a direct cover replacement as seen in STEP 1, but with a close tolerance slip-into section with the ENVY™ Transition Pipe. EXTREME CARE AND PATIENCE is necessary in fitting these sections together, specifically in the depicted area below, to ensure correct installation of both the Enlarged Intake Cover and the Transition Pipe. This is a tight fitting junction and when lined up correctly, the Enlarged Intake Cover will line up correctly with all screw holes.
NOTE: Use a Torx T-25 bit to reinstall a total of eight (8) T25 screws onto the perimeter of the ENVY™ Enlarged Intake Cover. Tighten screws to ¼ turn after “hand-tight”. Check to make sure junctions between the ENVY™ ChargePipe and Transition Pipe appear correctly as seen in above.
STEP 14. Carefully guide the ENVY™ Ram Air scoop into the kidney grille section of the aluminum support brace. The Ram Air scoop should drop-into this section fairly easily and provides +/- 1mm once dropped in to adjust for alignment onto pushpin holes and screw holes for installation. It may be necessary to support and hold the Transition Pipe in place as the Ram Air scoop installation has a tendency to dislodge the few millimeters of Transition Pipe protruding through the aluminum support brace. Support the ENVY™ pieces as necessary during the Ram Air scoop installation process.
STEP 15. Once the ENVY™ Ram Air scoop is situated correctly, line up the Ram Air screw holes with the aluminum support brace and Transition Pipe screw holes. Use a Torx T-20 bit to reinstall two Torx screws (one on each side) through to the Transition Pipe screw holes. Again, it may be necessary to support and hold the Transition Pipe in place as the Ram Air scoop installation has a tendency to dislodge the few millimeters of Transition Pipe protruding through the aluminum support brace. Support the ENVY™ pieces as necessary during the Ram Air scoop installation process.
NOTE: To finalize installation of the ENVY™ Ram Air scoop, insert the (2) pushpin bases back into place through the pushpin slots (reverse of STEP 2). Fitment should be tight. Secure the pushpin assemblies with their included pins, completing installation of the Ram Air scoop.
CONGRATULATIONS - THIS COMPLETES INSTALLATION OF THE TECNOCRAFT E9X ///M3 ENVY INTAKE SYSTEM.
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